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Ministry of Communications
TCIL Pays Dividend for the Year 2021-22
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- Dividend cheque of over Rs. 12 Crore provided by Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd.  to Shri K. Rajaraman, Chairman DCC & Secretary, Telecom
- In 2021-22, TCIL achieved standalone revenue and profit after tax of Rs.1581.18 crore and Rs. 30.33 crore respectively
Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd.  presented a dividend cheque of Rs. 12.13 crore to Shri K. Rajaraman, Chairman DCC & Secretary, Telecom.
Since its inception, TCIL has been a profit making Company continuously. TCIL has paid dividend of Rs. 279.99 Crore to Govt. till 2021-22 on Government’s initial investment in equity of Rs. 0.3 Crore. Rs.16 crore was further infused during 2015-16. The group and standalone networth of the company are Rs. 1527.24 crore and Rs. 612.78 crore respectively as on 31st March, 2022.
In 2021-22, TCIL achieved standalone revenue and profit after tax of Rs.1581.18 crore and Rs. 30.33 crore respectively.
TCIL established in August, 1978, is a Mini Ratna Category – I Status Company under the Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications. Government of India holds 100% of its share capital. TCIL is a prime engineering and consultancy company. TCIL undertakes projects in all field of Telecommunications, IT and Civil construction in India and abroad. TCIL has executed projects in over 70 countries across globe.
Overseas operations of the Company are in Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Mauritius, Nepal etc. in addition to Pan Africa e-Vidya Bharti & Arogya Bharti Network project operating in more than 15 African countries and more African Countries are likely to join.
The Company is also executing high value Govt. of India prestigious projects of Rural ICT for Department of Posts, Defence, Navy OFC Projects, APSFL, Telengana Fiber, BBNL VSAT and Eklavya School.
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Competition Commission of India
CCI approves BP Global proposed 49% acquisition of Reliance BP Mobility Limited 
The Competition Commission of India  approves Proposed Combination between BP Global Investments Limited  and Reliance BP Mobility Limited under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002.
The Proposed Combination relates to:
 the transfer to RBPML of Reliance Industries Limited  and its group entities’ entire undertaking pertaining to the business of owning, operating and conducting petroleum retail and related activities in India along with the transfer of certain specified mobile aviation business assets at certain airport locations  for RBPML to operate RIL’s aviation fuel business in India as a service provider; and
 the subsequent proposed acquisition by BP Global of an aggregate 49% of the fully diluted paid-up equity share capital and voting rights in and of RBPML by way of acquisition of existing equity shares of RBPML from RIL and subscription by BP Global to fresh equity shares of RBPML.
BP Global is an investment holding company and holds shares in subsidiaries and associated companies. It currently does not conduct any business operations in India.
RBPML currently does not conduct any business operations and, accordingly, does not have any business activities in India or anywhere else in the world. However, post the proposed combination, it will operate the business that will be transferred to RBPML by RIL and its group entities .
The detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Special Service and Features
Tribal Artisan Empanelment Melas conclude in Kerala
6th and Last Mela organized in Sultan Bathery Today
Wayanad: Aug 12, 2023
TRIFED  organized the sixth and last Tribal Artisan Empanelment Mela  of Kerala at SMIAS College Hall, Sultan Bathery today. The Melas provided a platform to talented tribal artisans to be empaneled and recognized for their exceptional craftsmanship. The endeavor marks the efforts of TRIFED to empower indigenous communities and preserve their cultural heritage.
The Melas so far were held in Marayoor and Thekkady, both in Idukki district, Chalakudy in Thrissur district, Attapadi in Palakkad district and Meenangadi in Wayanad district. The places were chosen due to their dominant tribal population.
The Melas showcased the extraordinary artistry, unique traditions and remarkable skills of tribals. The empanelment process will facilitate enduring support, market access, and opportunities for collaborations with designers, exporters and stakeholders in the handicraft sector.
Empanelment in TAeM will assist tribal artisans to improve their ethnic products through skill development training programmes. It will also assist them in getting direct exposure to markets and will secure national and international marketing linkages through online and offline modes.
The Melas showcased an array of tribal art forms reflecting the distinctive identity and cultural tapestry of tribals including hand-woven textiles, intricate jewellery, sublime woodwork, exquisite pottery and mesmerizing paintings.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Sandeep Kumar for winning the Bronze medal in Men’s 10,000m Race Walk at CWG 2022
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Sandeep Kumar for winning the Bronze medal in Men’s 10,000m Race Walk at Commonwealth Games, 2022.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Good to see our race walking contingent excel at the Birmingham games. Congratulations to Sandeep Kumar for winning a Bronze medal in the 10,000m event. Wishing him the very best for his upcoming endeavours. #Cheer4India”
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
On World Environment Day, NMCG organizes Exhibition in Delhi, A Workshop on “Plastic Free Rivers” in Kanpur and Plantation Drives along River Ganga
Shri Gadkari Visits NMCG Exhibition at Vigyan Bhawan
The Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari today visited the pavilion set up by National Mission for Clean Ganga  at Vigyan Bhawan lawns from 2nd June to 5th June 2018 to observe the World Environment Day, of which India is the global host this year. “Beat Plastic Pollution” is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri U.P Singh was also present on the occasion.
Director General, NMCG Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra briefed the Union Minister about the components being displayed at the exhibition using innovative technologies like touch screen. The Minister took the Clean Ganga pledge at the pavilion.
In the NMCG pavilion which is in Hall Number 1 at Vigyan Bhawan lawns, the projects and their progress under Namami Gange programme are being showcased. 204 projects costing Rs 21, 367 crore have been sanctioned till May 2018 as part of the Clean Ganga Mission. Out of these, 52 projects have already been completed and 97 are under progress. 55 projects are under tendering.
In Kanpur, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath presided over a one-day workshop on “Plastic Free Rivers” during which a detailed discussion took place on Ganga Haritima Abhiyan, a major afforestation drive being undertaken in Uttar Pradesh. NMCG officials also attended the workshop. For the year 2018-19, Rs. 21.86 crore has been sanctioned by NMCG for carrying out plantation in 4111 hectares of land, which is also part of the Haritima Abhiyan initiated by Uttar Pradesh.
Besides, plantation drives were carried out by State Program Management Group  at a few locations in Uttarakhand including Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh in which forest staff, Ganga Praharis, school children, and local villagers took part. The World Environment Day was also observed at Beur STP site in Bihar. Swachhta Abhiyan and plantation drive at Janvi ghat, Naugachhiya in Bihar was also carried out.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves the acquisition of shareholding in GMR Airports Limited  by TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited , Valkyrie Investment Pte. Ltd.  and Solis Capital  Pte. Limited  under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002
The proposed combination relates to the acquisition of up to 55.2% equity stake in GAL collectively by TUTPL, Valkyrie and Solis.
TUTPL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited , which in-turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited . TUTPL is engaged in the development of urban transport and infrastructure facilities such as ropeways, metro rail transit system etc.
Valkyrie is a foreign venture capital investor  registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India  under the SEBI  Regulations, 2000 . Valkyrie is a special purpose vehicle organized as a private limited company in Singapore and is an affiliate of GIC Private Limited.
Solis is registered as a FVCI with SEBI under the SEBI FVCI Regulations. Solis is an investment vehicle of the SSG group and is advised by SSG Capital Management  Pte. Ltd., which is regulated by Monetary Authority of Singapore to undertake fund management activities.
GAL is registered with the RBI as a CIC-ND-SI and is an investment holding company. GAL, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in developing, managing and operating airports in India and around the world, while also being engaged in associated business activities.
The Commission approved the Proposed Combination subject to carryout of certain modifications proposed by TUTPL under Regulation 19  of the Competition Commission of India  Regulations, 2011.
Detailed order of the Commission will follow.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
CASTEISM, REGIONALISM AND LINGUISTIC FANATICISM ARE SOCIAL EVILS
THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS {PCR} ACT, 1955, PRESCRIBES PUNISHMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY DISABILITY ARISING FROM PRACTICE OF ‘UNTOUCHABILITY
Casteism, Regionalism and Linguistic Fanaticism are social evils which can be eliminated through social movements and through educational and economic empowerment of citizens. The Protection of Civil Rights {PCR} Act, 1955, prescribes punishment for enforcement of any disability arising from practice of ‘untouchability’ and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes  {PoA} Act, 1989 aims to prevent the commission of atrocities against members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Financial Assistance is provided by the Department to the States/UTs for effective implementation of these Acts including a financial incentive to couples having inter-caste marriage, where one of the spouses is a member of the Scheduled Caste.
Further, for providing a level playing field through socio-economic and educational empowerment of the marginalized and downtrodden sections such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes, Semi Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections, this department implements various schemes including for scholarships, various livelihood schemes, skill development etc. to help them enter into the mainstream society.
This information was given by the Minister of State For Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in Lok Sabha, today.
Ministry of Finance
19,535 villages declared as “Sampoorna Sukanya Gram” under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana campaign
The Government has taken many effective steps taken for successful implementation of 'Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana' to ensure maximum benefits to girls. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Minister further stated that the Sukanya Samriddhi Account  Scheme is being given due audio, video electronic and print media publicity. Campaigns to open accounts are also launched from time to time for information of the public by Department of Posts , the Minster added.
Giving more details, the Minister stated that the campaign run by DoP is given below:
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Details of Campaign
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Balika Shakti Campaign
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09.12.2019 to 18.01.2020
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Mahila Divas Campaign
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24.02.2020 to 07.03.2020
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National Girl Child Day Campaign
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January, 2021
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Sampoorna Sukanya Gram Campaign - To ensure the reach of SSA till last mile, a "Sampoorna Sukanya Gram Campaign" was launched during June 2019. In this campaign atleast 5 villages to be enmarking Sampoorna Sukanya Village . It covers opening of Sukanya Samriddhi Account for all eligible girl child in that village. Till 31.03.2021, a total of 19,535 villages declared as "Sampoorna Sukanya Gram".
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar Presents Awards to Divyang Artisans & Entrepreneurs A Closing Ceremony of Ekam Fest
Week Long Exhibition-Cum-Fair “Ekam Fest” Concludes Today
Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment presented awards to Divyangs artisan and entrepreneurs who participated in week long exhibition cum fair “Ekam fest” organized by National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation under M/o Social Justice & Empowerment here today. The Fest was inaugurated on 2nd March 2020 in the presence of Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for RT&H and MEME Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari and Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Textiles Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani. Ministers of State for SJ&E Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar and Shri Rattan Lal Kataria were also present.
Addressing on the occasion Shri Gurjar said that such an effort of organizing exhibition cum fair exclusively for PwD entrepreneurs and organizations working for the PwDs is attempted for the first time at such a scale. 82 Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs from 17 States/UTs showcased their products in the week long Ekam Fest. The Ekam fest gave platform to PwD artists to present their skill in the cultural evenings. In the Ekam Fest, Divyang Entrepreneur and artisans from all over the country had been invited with representation from J&K to Puducherry and from Nagaland to Gujarat. The Fest presented vibrant products of from J&K and NE with products ranging from handicraft, handloom, Embroidery work and dry fruits.
In the fest, live demonstrations of products making were given by around 12 organisations and artisans which included: live demo of looms, embroidery, free and paintings, wheat grass paintings etc. The customers also availed food and head massage by visually impaired persons, Astrological consultation by renowned divyang astrologers from Haryana.
On the occasion of International Women Day , a free camp was ogranised by NAB, Hauz Khas, New Delhi for examination for early breast cancer by trained visually impaired women. The visually impaired women also set up a food stall where food was cooked live by them and served to the customers. The Rotary club also set up food stall and provided food @ RS 10 to the participants and also to other customers during the Ekam fest. All the participants were provided a bill book for recording the sales by the NHFDC foundation. During the Ekam fest a collective sales of more than Rs. 8 lakhs was recorded from the bills despite the unprecedented rains and the health alerts in the capital which affected the footfalls.
NHFDC provides financial assistance to the Divyangjan  for their economic rehabilitation and provides number of skill development programmes to empower them to grow & sustain their enterprises.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways has created 72000+E-File over 58 establishments Replacing Manual Files
NIC e-Office implemented by RailTel is helping Indian Railways go Paperless
E-Office has been implemented over 58 establishments of Indian Railways to provide reliable, efficient, and effective way to handle office files & documents. Quick disposal of files and systematic, timely monitoring of pending files has been the other immediate advantage of NIC e-Office.
72000+Digital Files have been created in mere 6 months’ time over 58 establishments of Indian Railways replacing manual file. The NIC e-office, implemented by RailTel for Indian Railways is helping Indian Railways to adapt paperless work culture saving tons of paper every day. In the phase I of the project RailTel has created 50000+ users in these 58 establishments of Indian Railways and trained executives to handle the platform.NIC e-Office is a cloud enabled software developed by National Informatics centre  that is being deployed/hosted from RailTel Tier III certified data centres at Secundrabad and Gurgaon. It is based on Central Secretariat Manual of e-Office Procedure . e-Office fosters paper-less culture which not only saves operational cost but also reduces the carbon foot print.
Talking about the project, Sh. Puneet Chawla, CMD/RailTel, said –‘Implementation of e-Office has not only helped in saving paper but also increased pace and efficiency of the users. More than 2,50,000 receipt has been created in the past few months. After the success of phase I, we have started working on the Phase 2 of the project in which 39 more establishments of Indian Railways will be converted into Digital workspace through NIC e-office.’
It is a big challenge to transfer the entire manual filing system of Indian Railways on to one digital platform. However, the bigger challenge is to condition the users to give up the habit of using manual file system and adapt the new system of paperless working. RailTel team has managed to complete the implementation before the deadline and also managed people by retraining and handholding for roll out.
Ministry of Home Affairs
3rd Meeting of India– U.K. Home Affairs’ Dialogue
The Third Home Affairs’ Dialogue between India and U.K. was held here today. The Government of India Delegation was led by Shri Rajiv Gauba, Union Home Secretary and the Delegation from Home Office of the U.K. was led by its Second Permanent Secretary, Ms. Patsy Wilkinson.
The Dialogue covered a wide range of issues including cyber security, women safety, organized crime, terror financing etc. and a need to put in place a mechanism for timely exchange of information and intelligence inputs on such issues. Detailed exchange of views took place between the two sides on Indian fugitives/economic offenders residing in the U.K. The Indian delegation impressed upon the UK authorities the need to expedite the process of extradition.
An important topic taken up for discussion related to streamlining the process of various categories of visas for Indian Students and highly skilled professionals and other categories. It was agreed that there will be further interactions on the issues.
The Indian side communicated our concerns on the recent activities of certain extremists and radical elements in UK. The UK delegation were urged to maintain vigil over the activities of such elements and take appropriate action including timely sharing of intelligence.
It was agreed to maintain the momentum for enhanced security cooperation between the two countries.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Mixing of Ethanol in Petrol
National Biofuel Policy-2018 envisages an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2030.
The Government has proposed an action plan to increase the production of ethanol.
In order to increase the production of ethanol, Government has taken a series of policy decisions which include:
 notification of National Biofuel Policy-2018,
 differential price of ethanol from C heavy molasses, B heavy molasses, sugar, sugar syrup & sugarcane juice,
 amendment to Industries  Act, 1951, for free movement of denatured ethanol for Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme,
 reduction in Goods & Service Tax on ethanol meant for EBP Programme from 18% to 5%,
 increased the scope of raw material by allowing production of ethanol from damaged food grains which are unfit for human consumption, fruit and vegetable wastes, etc.,
 interest subvention scheme for financial assistance for sugar industry to increase distillation capacity, and
 production of Second Generation Bio-ethanol using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Partial Moon Eclipse on 17th July
A partial eclipse of the Moon will occur on 17 July, 2019 which will be visible in India. The partial eclipse will begin from 1h 31m IST. The Moon will be gradually covered by the Earth’s shadow and the maximum partial eclipse will occur at 3h 01m IST when about a little more than half portion of the Moon will be covered by the Earth’s shadow. The partial eclipse will end at 4h 30m IST.
The eclipse will be visible from beginning to end from all places of India except from extreme north eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh where the ending of the partial eclipse will not be visible.
Eclipse will be visible in the region covering Australia, Asia except north east, Africa, Europe except northernmost Scandinavia and most of South America. Total duration of the eclipse is 2 h 59 m.
Ministry of Power
A number of steps taken to remove logistical constraints in coal supply chain and ensure availability of coal in Power Plants: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh
Following steps have been taken by the Government to deal with logistical constraints in the coal supply chain:
- An Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising of representatives from Ministries of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways, Central Electricity Authority , Coal India Limited  and Singareni Collieries Company Limited  meet regularly to take various operational decisions to enhance supply of coal to thermal power plants as well as for meeting any contingent situations relating to Power Sector including to alleviate critical coal stock position in power plants.
- A Secretary level Inter Ministerial Committee  meet regularly to ensure that the medium and long term requirements of coal are met. The IMC comprises of Chairman, Railway Board, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Secretary, Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change as Members and Secretary, Ministry of Power as Convener.
- In year 2022, for augmentation of Railway Wagons, contracts for 84,178 new wagons have been issued, against which supplies have commenced and are likely to be completed in next 3 years time. The wagon contracts issued in year 2022 are comprising of supply of 39,763 BOXNHL wagons and 3500 BOBRN wagons for augmenting coal loadings and also for supply of 40,000 BCNA wagons for augmenting transportation of agri commodities.
- In addition to above, to facilitate coal movement, Railway focus is on completion of capacity augmentation projects. During Financial Year 2021-22, 1984 Km multi- tracking has been commissioned and in this FY, till date, 1574 Km multi-tracking has been commissioned.
- The coal based power plants in consultation with Ministry of Railways and Coal Companies plan lifting of coal from the mines/ private washeries/ goods sheds.
- Ministry of Power vide letter dated 9.1.2023 has directed Central, State Gencos and IPPs to take necessary action and plan to import coal through a transparent competitive procurement for blending at the rate of 6% by weight so as to have coal stocks at their power plants for smooth operations till September, 2023.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Power Sh. R.K. Singh in the Lok Sabha today.